title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the Antarctic soft-shelled clam, Laternula elliptica (Bivalvia; Laternulidae).
abstract: The complete mitogenome of the Antarctic soft-shelled clam, Laternula elliptica was determined to be 14,622 bp in length, and to contain 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and large (rrnL) and small (rrnS) rRNA genes. Its total A + T content is 55.09%. The L. elliptica mitogenome is the smallest one among those of bivalvia, due to the existence of relatively small intergenic non-coding sequences. All genes are transcribed from the light-strand as a template like bivalve taxa except Unionoidea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute , Yeonsu-gu, Incheon , South Korea and.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Do Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry*; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Antarctic; Laternula elliptica; complete mitochondrial genome